Here are the results of the Royal Society National School Science Essay Competition for South African School Pupils. The competition is currently sponsored by the Claude Leon Foundation To all participants – many thanks for entering, we do hope that it has been of benefit educationally as well as financially.
Topic 1 :‘Should bottled water be banned in South Africa?’
*First Prize: Uzma Anwarey, Grade 12, Ficksburg High School, Ficksburg
Second Prize: Emma Geyser, Grade 11, Southdowns College, Gauteng
Third Prize: Jenna Mayson, Grade 10, Beaulieu College, Gauteng
Merit Prizes: Reabetswe Monaledi, Southdowns College, Gauteng
Linda Mashale, Phalaborwa Primary School, Limpopo
Top Teacher: Andre Dreyer, Ficksburg High School, Free State
Topic 2 : ‘Is Science humankind’s greatest achievement?’
*First Prize:, Kayla Lindsay, Grade 11, Grade 11, Reddam House, Durban
Second Prize: Mieka Roebert, Grade 12, Wynberg Girls’ High, Cape Town
Third Prize: Margareta Bosch, Grade 12, Wynberg Girls’ High, Cape Town
Merit Prizes: Krista Matsila, Grade 10, Beaulieu College, Gauteng
Nicole Penberthy,
Top Teacher: Mr Shaun van Wyk, Reddam House, Umhlanga, KZN
Topic 3 : ‘How will the Fourth Industrial Revolution benefit South Africa?’
*First Prize: Gary Louw, Grade 12, Curro Grantleigh School, KwaMbonambi
Second Prize: Jessica van Wyk, Grade 10, Beaulieu College, Gauteng
Third Prize: Anri Steynberg, Grade 11, Southdowns College, Gauteng
Merit Prizes: Hlumelo Mkhize, Grade 11, Epworth High School, Pietermaritzburg
Amelie Malherbe, Bryandale Primary School, Johannesburg
Top Teacher: Mr Andrew Meintjes, Curro Grantleigh, KwaMbonambi, KZN
* Pupil’s essay is published in the Transactions journal and their schools get the RSSAf/Claude Leon Foundation trophies.
The Royal Society is delighted to announce the following five Fellows:
Prof Montaz Ali, Professor of Computational and Applied Mathematics, University of the Witwatersrand
Prof Mathan Nieuwoudt Bester, Retired Emeritus Professor, University of Pretoria
Prof Jasper Knight, Professor of Physical Geography, University of the Witwatersrand
Prof Peter Geoffrey Ryan, Director of FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, University of Cape Town
Prof Armanda Duarte Slager- Bastos, Professor of Zoology, University of Pretoria